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:naar s. ALLEN, or' PONTIAC," ILLINOIS.

CONTAINER.

application mea January 1g, 191e. serial No. rasee.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, HARRY S. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pontiac, in the county of Livingston and State of llllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Containers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to containers, and has for its object the improvement of a simple and eilicient package, having a sanitary lining therefor which is easily and quickly placed in operative lcondition in the package. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

An embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part lof this specification, and in which-l Figure 1 is a planlview of a dat sheet of a portion of the lining forming the sides and Vbottom thereof,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showlng the re mainmg portion of the lining,

Fig. 3v is a vertical section of a container having a lining in position therein, f"

Fig. 4c is a view taken on line {1 -4 in Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a plan view Lof a lining of slightly modified form in fiat condition,

Fi 6 is a vertical section of a container provlded with the modified form of lining, and Fig. '-7 is a section taken on line 7-7 in Fig. 6.

My invention is adapted for embodiment in containers adapted to hold ice cream, candies, bakery goods, canned goods and other similar articles. It comprises -a package of suitable form, having a lining covering the interior thereof. The package used may be of any rigid formation to give shape to the finished container, or it may be of flexible material when so desired. The lining is preferably of a thin paper, such as parafined paper or other waxed paper. Referring more particularly ing, a package, which in the present instance is a tubular sheet metal can, see Figs. 3 and 1, is provided with upright side walls 8, a bottom 9 and a top' 10. The side walls and bottom are shown as being imperforate, but any other desirable construction may be employed. The top of the package or can is provided with an opening 11 of somewhat smaller area than the top 10, and is substantially central of the latter. The opening 11 to the drawserves the purpose of means through whichy Specification Letters iatent. Patented Sept, 30, 1919 A sheet of lining material 12, see Fig. 1,

is provided with score lines 12 spaced :from its lateral edges. l'llhe score lines l2 are preferably spaced apart a distance equal to the height of the side walls 8. The portion between each score line 12 and the lateral edge of the sheet 12 is preferably of a width which will not reach entirely across the can or package when placed in the latter. The portion between each score line 12 and the edge of the sheet is provided with a number of parallel slits 13, dividing such edge portion int-o narrow tongues 14C. ylhe formation `of one of the edges is varied slightly from the above in that a bottom lining sheet 15 is provided with one of its edges engaging one of the scored lines 12 and formed integrally with the sheet 12.v The tongues 14 at the portions lof the periphery of sheet 15 which touch the latter are therefore shortened, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1, to accommodate the formation of sheet 15 integrally with the sheet 12.

the sheet reaches the bottom of the can the v tongues 14.- will rest on the bottom 9 substantially as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. rl`he sheet 15 is then pressed down tightly against the upper surfaces of the tongues 14: at the bottom of the lining, thereby providing a smooth interior vfor said lining. The movement of sheet 15 to its position on tongues 14 presses the sheet 12 out against the inner Walls of the can or package 8. After the contents have been placed in the can, the tongues 14 at the top of the lining are bent over across opening 11 to their positions indicated in Fig. 3. After the tongues 14 have been placed in this position a lining sheet 16 of comparatively firm and stiE material, which is larger than the opening 11 and smaller than the diameter of the can or package, is folded or bent until its edges can be inserted in opening 11, and pressed down until it is attened out in the position shown in Fig. 3.

. parallelepiped in do, tirely gen with a lid tted over said open.

packa e l?, serves the .top and bottom of the linin The lid, not shown, of thecan is Ythen 1 placed in position. lin Figs. 5, 6 and l l 4,have shown a slightly modied io-of my invention. In this io and has its top err I score the sheet 20 with threeparallel lines 422 spaced apart equal to the widths of the u right sides of package 17, providing four pliane sides to line the respective sides of the acka e. 4At the ends of the scored lines 22, lieyon Ythe scored lines 2l, I provide slits 23 which define portions 24 are adapted to be folded over and form the The portions 24 are formed, one at each e ge of the lining sheet 20, and each formed in a size and sha to conform with the top and bottom of t e package I17. The portions 25 are preferably comparatively narrow and fold over the top and bottom, as clearly indicated in Figs. 6 and 7. These portions 24 andA 25 fold in s'uch a vmanner. that they form comparatively fluid-tight joints at the top and bottom of the lining. In foldi the portions 24 and 25, I preferably fold t e portions 25 against the bottom o'f the package and ortion 24 on top of the portions 25 to provi e a smooth interior lining for the bottom ofthe can.

l The portions 24 and 25 at the top of the side with an opening in said package are preferably folded so that the portions 25 are folded first and the portion 24 folded on top of them ina similar Inanner to that described in the rst or preferred form of container. v

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the precise details set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and changes as come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: y 1. A container comprisi 4a' package of substantially rm material aving alane plane s1 e of smaller area than such side; a sheet of lining material lining the inner walls of the package with yone edge portion folded over and extending under said opening; and a 'the package isof sheet 20 and at- `e ge of and 25, which the portions between the 'slits being disposed a `tom sides of the pac afge A'sheet of lining'material smaller than said plane side and'larger than said opening dispos mentioned liningsheet across said openmg. i

2. A container comprising a package o'f substantially rm material having top, bottom and upright sides with an opening in the top of smaller area than the latter; a sheet of linin material disposed aroundon the inner Wa ls `oiE said upright sides- :with one ed for said bottom and another over and lining the inner wall y a lining sheet disposed over the lower foldand said plane side ed folded ed edge of the rst-mentioned linin sheetV lroviding asinooth inner 'surface r the ottoni of the lining; and a sheet of' comparatively rm and siti lining material smaller than said top and larger than said o oninel disposed between thefolded upper the first-mentioned lining and said 3. A container comprising a package of relativel stiff material lravmgeJ top, bottom andy upright sideswith an the top smaller than and substantlally central o said top; a lining sheet coverin t'he inner surface of the upright sides andiav.- ing slits'in its upper and lower edges with each other and disposed bottom of 'they package; a bottom `linin formed integrally with the side linin an disposed on the slitportions ofthe atter on the'bottom ofthe container; and a top linin of com aratively firm andstii" materia larger t an said opening and smaller than said top disposed between the top edge of the side lining and the top of the package.

4. A container comprising a package subbetween said folded edge of the rstv folded over and. forming a lining.' l 75 oi said top; l

opening in slits overlapping against the top andA stantially parallelepiped in form; and an integral lining sheet covering the inner surfaces of the upright sides the lining sheet having three slits in each o'f its top and bottom edges dividing each of such edges into four parts corres onding in widths to the widths of the uprig t sides of the package, .saidv portions between the ainst the top and botportions at each end o the package being substantially co-eXtensive in sizewith said end of the package.

In testimony whereof I have signed my -name to this speciiication, in the presence of two subscribin witnesses, of November,

.HARRY ls.- ALLEN.

on this 19th day Witnesses:

A. M. Lese, A. D. HILLS,

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